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    • Durable Power of Attorney
    • Medical Power of Attorney
    • Living Will
    • Family Estate Planning
    • LGBTQ Estate Planning & Asset Protection
    • Kids Safety Plan™
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Guardianship
      • Guardianship Planning
    • Special Needs Planning
    • Legacy Preservation Planning
    • Asset Protection
    • Trusts
    • Pet Trusts
    • Gun Trusts
  • Probate
    • Texas Probate Guide
    • Probate of a Will
    • Texas Affidavit of Heirship
    • Texas Small Estate Affidavit
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    • Texas Muniment of Title
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    • FAQs – Divorce and Estate Planning FAQs and Myths
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    • FAQs – Estate Planning for Young Adults
    • FAQs – The Estate Planning Cast of Characters
    • FAQs – Expecting an Inheritance
    • FAQs – Myths and FAQs – Planning for Conflict Prone Families
    • FAQs – New and Expanding Families
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    • FAQs – Probate
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Virtual Estate Planning in the Age of COVID-19

March 18, 2020 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

Things to Know About Estate Planning

As the New Normal has set in, and the COVID-19 guidelines are making traditional estate planning services impossible, we are still receiving requests by people to do their estate plan. If you are a fellow Texan looking to plan, we can help you. We have been helping people with their online planning for nearly a […]

Filed Under: Design, Estate Planning, POA, Trusts, Wills Tagged With: Estate Plan, Online Estate Planning, Power of Attorney

How to Pick a Trustee, Executor, and Agent Under a Power of Attorney

August 23, 2018 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

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While the term fiduciary is a legal term with a rich history, it very generally means someone who is legally obligated to act in another person’s best interests.  Trustees, executors, and agents are all examples of fiduciaries.  When you pick trustees, executors, and agents in your estate plan, you’re picking one or more people to […]

Filed Under: Estate Planning, POA, Trusts Tagged With: Estate Plan, Executor, Financial POA, Medical POA, Power of Attorney, Tips, Trustee

Legal Considerations When Getting Your New College Student Ready to Go

August 23, 2018 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

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If you are preparing to send your son or daughter off to college to pursue higher education, you may be wondering how their first semester of school will go.  During this exciting new chapter in your family’s life, the last thing you may be thinking about is estate planning for your college-aged child.  While your […]

Filed Under: College Planning, Estate Planning, POA Tagged With: College, Financial POA, Life Changes, Medical POA, Power of Attorney

An Estate Planning Checklist to Facilitate Wealth Transfer

June 11, 2018 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

Studies have shown that 70% of family wealth is lost by the end of the second generation and 90% by the end of the third. Help your loved ones avoid becoming one of these statistics. You need to educate and update your heirs about your wealth transfer goals and the plan you have put in […]

Filed Under: Estate Planning Tagged With: Checklist, Generations, Inheritance, Legacy, Power of Attorney

Not Just Death and Taxes: 5 Essential Legal Documents You Need for Incapacity Planning

February 5, 2018 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

Comprehensive estate planning is more than your legacy after death, avoiding probate, and saving on taxes.  Good estate planning includes a plan in place to manage your affairs if you become incapacitated during your life and can no longer make decisions for yourself. What happens without an incapacity plan? Without a comprehensive incapacity plan in […]

Filed Under: Estate Planning Tagged With: Financial POA, HIPAA, Important Documents, Incapacity Plan, Living Will, Medical POA, Power of Attorney, Tips, Trust

Year End Estate Planning Tip #3 – Check Your Mental Disability Plan

October 16, 2014 By Gratia P. Schoemakers, Esq.

With the end of the year fast approaching, now is the time to fine tune your estate plan before you get caught up in the chaos of the holiday season.  One area of planning that many people overlook is making sure their mental disability plan is up to date. Three Areas of Your Mental Disability […]

Filed Under: Estate Planning Tagged With: HIPAA, Incapacity Plan, Power of Attorney, Year End

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